Magnificent Merlot
She can be a fickle lady. But when she’s good, she’s oh so very good.
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She can be a fickle lady. But when she’s good, she’s oh so very good.
Continue readingFirm and tightly wound, the “Head Cat” hints at better days to come…….
Continue readingThe 2014 vintage was very rough across Tuscany. Finding diamonds in the rough will be no easy task.
Continue readingWhether you call it the “little brother” or the “second wine” there is nothing sub-standard here……
Continue readingTwo brothers. 1 wine. 3 Glasses from Gambero Rosso; 10 years in a row. Read on…
Continue reading“I will never eat Polenta again and someday I will make my own wine”…….
Continue reading“The vintners art begins with the toil of three professionals: the pruner, the harvester, and the winemaker” How do you create a great Tuscan Merlot? Well, starting with the former winemaker of Chateau Latour as a consulting enologist is a…
Continue readingThis article spotlights the workhorse red of the Campania region…
Continue readingThe vast swath of land along the Tuscan coast known as the Maremma constitutes some of the best vineyard terroir for growing Bordelaise grapes in Italy. From Suvereto to Bolgheri to Scansano, the names of the estates are preceded…
Continue reading~ The iconic Castello Banfi Castle, Poggio Alle Mura ~ The story of coastal Tuscany, the Maremma or Bolgheri as its interchangeably referred to, began with Sassicaia, but it’s not anywhere close to reaching its pinnacle. The region has been…
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